WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - A bicyclist delivering food entered the Lincoln Tunnel on Tuesday night after taking a route suggested on his phone app, according to Port Authority officials.
The UberEats delivery man, a Jersey City resident, relied on his GPS app for directions while on a Manhattan dinner delivery run and ended up riding through the busy 1.5-mile long Lincoln Tunnel all the way to New Jersey. Bicycles are prohibited from entering the Lincoln Tunnel.
The 26-year-old bicyclist, Hicham Oulhint, was stopped by Port Authority police on the New Jersey side of the tunnel around 7.30 pm. He explained to officers that although he set a course in his GPS for Chelsea, he took the wrong turn through the tunnel to New Jersey.
The man showed the officers the app, 'which supported his claim,' Port Authority spokesman Joseph Pentangelo said.
While the incident did not cause a major traffic disruption, the man was issued a traffic summons for trespassing. He was released without any further charges.
Oulhint has reportedly lost his job with UberEats after the company learned about the incident.
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